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Ipswich Town soared back into the Premier League for the first time since 2002 by cruising to victory over relegated Huddersfield at an ecstatic Portman Road.
Ipswich finish the season on 96 points – just one fewer than champions Leicester - and become the first team since Southampton in 2011-12 to go from the third tier to the first in successive seasons. McKenna had made three changes to the side which started the midweek win at Coventry, including the restoration of joint top scorer Conor Chaplin, while goalkeeper Chris Maxwell was given his first Terriers start since Boxing Day by head coach Andre Breitenreiter., an indication of how the Irishman has upgraded his squad at a cost of a few million pounds compared to promotion rivals buoyed up by Premier League parachute money.
Ipswich had their best chance yet as Chaplin split the Huddersfield defence with a perfectly weighted pass, but although Burns was just off target, he finally broke the deadlock moments later after Jack Rudoni was caught in possession by Hutchinson.Rudoni was immediately taken off by Breitenreiter, replaced by Alex Matos, but the Ipswich siege continued and they thought they should have been awarded a penalty when Chaplin appeared to be pushed over in the box by Matty Pearson.
Josh Koroma belatedly forced Ipswich keeper Vaclav Hladky into action from Tom Iorpenda’s pass and only just cleared the bar with a side-footed effort as Huddersfield stirred themselves from their back-foot mindset to seek a consolation. "Second half we wanted to be more brave, but you could see they were better in every possession, they were quick and confident."The owner came over to England so we will have some conversations. I want to reflect on the last few weeks and then we will decide if I am the right person for the project."All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made.
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